That Dave Parker documentary on MLB network was pretty good.

[Rod Freakin' Dangerfield]

 

[nynasty]

Missed it, but will definitely check it out.

I'm guessing there's a good portion dedicated to the laser beams he unleashed on the AL in the '79 ASG.

 

[Rex Racer]

I'll do a few rails in his honor before I watch it.

 

[Rock Strongo]

should be in the hall IMO.

 

[Markwassillylaugher]

If only he had not gotten hurt in the collision at home plate! he was a mixture of Stargell and clemente

 

[Diamondeye]

should be in the hall IMO.

He's borderline.

He was a good player for a long time, but was great for a relatively short period of time in the late 1970s.

 

[Guy Incognito]

should be in the hall IMO.

Close, but I think he's rightfully out. Would have been interesting to see where he wound up if he hadn't lost half of '81 to the strike and '82 to injury, because he might have gotten close to 3000 hits otherwise.

 

[tducey]

He had a very good career but not sure he should be a Hall of Famer.

 

[Pure Steel]

He had a very good career but not sure he should be a Hall of Famer.

Not everyone can be Harold Baines.......

 

[Rock Strongo]

He's borderline.

He was a good player for a long time, but was great for a relatively short period of time in the late 1970s.

i got 12-13 years of dominance.

 

[Cedrique]

Not everyone can be Harold Baines.......

It seems like if they took it more literally and added some weight to the guys that were actually most famous during their playing days I think there would be some differences in who is in. Of course that would favor players in bigger markets a little more. I think Parker and Steve Garvey were more famous or "respected" (not sure exactly what word I'm looking for) than Harold Baines.

 

[Sportsguy9695]

didnt know it was on. hopefully the replay it sometime

 

[DragonfromTO]

It seems like if they took it more literally and added some weight to the guys that were actually most famous during their playing days I think there would be some differences in who is in. Of course that would favor players in bigger markets a little more. I think Parker and Steve Garvey were more famous or "respected" (not sure exactly what word I'm looking for) than Harold Baines.

I always thought that the "fame" being referred to was the reward for induction and not the reason for it.

 

[DragonfromTO]

i got 12-13 years of dominance.

Let's cherry pick them to benefit Dave's value.

I'll be generous and give him the 9 seasons where he received MVP votes without even questioning them. But even doing that I don't think that I can find 3 or 4 other seasons that get within reasonable spitting distance of "dominant".

 

[Rock Strongo]

Let's cherry pick them to benefit Dave's value.

I'll be generous and give him the 9 seasons where he received MVP votes without even questioning them. But even doing that I don't think that I can find 3 or 4 other seasons that get within reasonable spitting distance of "dominant".

75-87

.298 avg
.837 OPS
OPS+ 127
2071 hits
265 HR
406 doubles
1147 RBI

5 top 5 MVP finishes, 1 MVP
hit over .300 6 times over that run
2 seasons lost to injury in there too. 81/82, prime years.

 

[Ojb81]

Phantom of the diamond

Heh. Eh-heh-heh. Eh....

 

[DragonfromTO]

75-87

.298 avg
.837 OPS
OPS+ 127
2071 hits
265 HR
406 doubles
1147 RBI

5 top 5 MVP finishes, 1 MVP
hit over .300 6 times over that run
2 seasons lost to injury in there too. 81/82, prime years.

1980-1984 are not the seasons of a dominant player, they are just good enough to not completely ruin the 13 season average. And 1987 is even worse. But if we use multi-season averages rather than individual seasons let's see what else we can find.

From 1975 to 1979 Parker had an OPS+ of 147. That is dominant.

From 1980 to 1987 Parker had an OPS+ of 112. That is equal to what Mitch Moreland put up for the Red Sox this year.

 

[wazzu31]

Not everyone can be Harold Baines.......

Harold Baines changed the rule. Parker and 50% of players who aren’t in the HOF > Harold Baines.

 

[Rod Freakin' Dangerfield]

It seems like if they took it more literally and added some weight to the guys that were actually most famous during their playing days I think there would be some differences in who is in. Of course that would favor players in bigger markets a little more. I think Parker and Steve Garvey were more famous or "respected" (not sure exactly what word I'm looking for) than Harold Baines.

2 words:

Dale Murphy

 

[Cedrique]

2 words:

Dale Murphy

Yeah, definitely well known and respected even playing on some bad teams. In fact, the only 2 good seasons the Braves had in the 80's Murphy won the NL MVP. I guess he just didn't have a long enough "prime" and didn't do enough in the years before and after his prime years.